Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cipher-base allows Input Data Manipulation.This issue affects cipher-base: through 1.0.4.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7746-1 advisory.

    Nikita Skovoroda discovered that cipher-base did not properly manage certain inputs. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to manipulate the internal state of hash functions, resulting in hash collisions,     denial of service, or other unspecified impact.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4291 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4291-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     September 03, 2025                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : node-cipher-base     Version        : 1.0.4-4+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-9287     Debian Bug     : 1111772

    Incomplete type checks when validating input have been fixed in     node-cipher-base, an abstract Node.js base class for crypto-streams.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version     1.0.4-4+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your node-cipher-base packages.

    For the detailed security status of node-cipher-base please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/node-cipher-base

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5986 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5986-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     August 26, 2025                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package        : node-cipher-base     CVE ID         : CVE-2025-9287

    Nikita Skorovoda discovered that Node cipher-base, an abstract base     class for crypto-streams, performed incomplete type checks.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed     in version 1.0.4-6+deb12u1.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in     version 1.0.4-6+deb13u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your node-cipher-base packages.

    For the detailed security status of node-cipher-base please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/node-cipher-base

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
265089	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : cipher-base vulnerability (USN-7746-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
261196	Debian dla-4291 : node-cipher-base - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
255518	Debian dsa-5986 : node-cipher-base - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical

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